Kleinkaliber

[ˈklaɪ̯nkaˌliːbɐ]

/[ˈklaɪ̯nkaˌliːbɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Kleinkaliber” is uncommon German (frequency #63,471 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,471
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Patronen mit einem Durchmesser von 5,6 Millimetern, die vor allem im Sportschießen und bei der Jagd verwendet werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleinkaliber · Kleinkaliber · German

Kleinkaliber · rank #63,471 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,471
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klavierunterr…

Nearest frequency peer: Klavierunterricht (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kleinkaliber“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kleinkaliber“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kleinkaliber
PropertyValue
HeadwordKleinkaliber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯nkaˌliːbɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#63,471
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kleinkaliber“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kleinkaliberfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Klavierunterricht“ (#63,470), „Klimaforscher“ (#63,472), „klack“ (#63,469). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kleinkaliber“ bei #63,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kleinkaliber is uncommon German at frequency #63,471 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nkaˌliːbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Patronen mit einem Durchmesser von 5,6 Millimetern, die vor allem im Sportschießen und bei der Jagd verwendet werden".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kleinkaliber in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kleinkaliber, spelled K-L-E-I-N-K-A-L-I-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Patronen mit einem Durchmesser von 5,6 Millimetern, die vor allem im Sportschießen und bei der Jagd verwendet werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kleinkaliber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Tierschutz und Jagdgesetz haben Vorrang, deswegen ist Schrot als Munition verboten, nur Kleinkaliber sind vom Ordnungsamt zugelassen.“
  2. „Wie viel High End steckt denn überhaupt in diesem Kleinkaliber?“

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kleinkaliber"?
"Kleinkaliber" is spelled K-L-E-I-N-K-A-L-I-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯nkaˌliːbɐ].
What does "Kleinkaliber" mean?
As a noun, "Kleinkaliber" means: Patronen mit einem Durchmesser von 5,6 Millimetern, die vor allem im Sportschießen und bei der Jagd verwendet werden
How do you pronounce "Kleinkaliber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kleinkaliber" is [ˈklaɪ̯nkaˌliːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kleinkaliber" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kleinkaliber", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list